I know there are a variety of screening practices used by landlords and property management companies. Personally, I follow this standard for every application I receive:
- Income of at least 3 times the monthly rent...

My husband and I are ready to invest, researched everything to death, but still need guidance from someone with experience who doesn’t want us to ‘join a program’ or ‘pay for a course.’  We are looking for alternative...

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So as an absentee investor, is the best course of action to select a property management company to do the management of the house? Do they take care of the maintenance and tenant relations?

I understand t...

I have a duplex in West Philadelphia's University City area. The property is all electric, no gas. I am having a challenge with one of my units. It is about 1500 sqft, 3stories, 3br, 2ba and being heated by an electri...

Christine O'Donnell is a freaking idiot!

O'Donnell Is Idiot

Can't we find someone better than this to run? Crazy!

IntroductionThe saga started almost a year ago (September 2014).  The relationship with long-term tenants we inherited two years prior had been sliding sideways for some time - their unit was the only one we had not r...

I have an up/down duplex in St. Paul, the upper unit's furnace is in the attic, and blows air down through the ceiling.  It's tucked under the corner of the south side of my roof as you can see in the photo.  This is ...

I have a tenant that complains about a lot. I have been very nice about fixing everything that concerns her. I just acquired the property in December, fixed it, and leased it in June
There have been a lot of items th...

Hi All, Im thinking of purchasing to buy and hold. Its a 3 fam. Two of the units have electrical heating. Ive read about the landlord pros and cons but was recently told that tenants will not want this rental because ...